GDP growth in New Zealand
New Zealand: GDP growth was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in New Zealand, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.5% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 153.3% on the previous year and down 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in New Zealand peaked at 10.2% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -4.6%, in 1967.
That places New Zealand 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.3% | — |
| 1962 | 3.1% | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 6.1% | +98.1% |
| 1964 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.2% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | -4.6% | -173.4% |
| 1968 | -0.0% | -98.9% |
| 1969 | 10.2% | -20970.0% |
| 1970 | -1.4% | -113.7% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -370.9% |
| 1972 | 5.1% | +35.2% |
| 1973 | 7.8% | +52.4% |
| 1974 | 6.0% | -23.2% |
| 1975 | -1.7% | -128.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -153.6% |
| 1977 | -3.9% | -523.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -108.1% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +588.0% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | -41.4% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +262.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -80.0% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +275.6% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +37.3% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -66.3% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +68.0% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -64.5% |
| 1988 | -0.3% | -134.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -149.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 1991 | -1.1% | -885.9% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -202.3% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +479.8% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -42.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -58.8% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +529.5% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -46.7% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +38.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | -1.0% | -133.5% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -96.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -3755.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +45.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +48.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -30.1% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -110.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -1884.5% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -45.8% |
| 2024 | -0.9% | -147.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -153.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | -4.6% | 10.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | -3.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | -0.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | -1.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -1.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -0.9% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,489 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 9,582 current US$ per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.3165 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 15,604 current LCU per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in New Zealand?
- Gdp growth in New Zealand was 0.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.6% in 1967.
- How does New Zealand rank for gdp growth?
- New Zealand ranks 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.